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Information about Silves
Silves was once the capital of the whole of the district of the Algarve, previously called Xelb, and was still referred to in the beginning of the 19th Century as the “Kingdom of the Algarve”.
Once a rich and powerful city, Silves today is an enchanting and sleepy town lying in the foothills of the Serra de Monchique Mountains. Silves is a beautiful area littered with orange and lemon trees, sitting on the banks of the Rio Arade. Property in this tranquil area is available for rent or sale and comes in the form of town houses, villas or apartments. The vast triangle defined by Silves is a land of fruit trees and vegetable gardens, of small villages where the houses have whitewashed walls, with doors and windows picked out in blue, and ornate chimneys that resemble a more solid version of lace. A walk through this region is a chance to appreciate the glowing colours of oranges, the green foliage of almond trees, the broad crowns of carob trees and the fig trees that are often bent right to the ground.
To the north lie the hills, smooth and round as pebbles covered with typically Mediterranean vegetation consisting of evergreen oaks, arbutus-berry trees, oaks, cistus and gorse. In a landscape of heat and light, the Arade and Funcho dams open like cool windows and the scattered white houses of villages offer welcome relief the near desert conditions in the hills. The area as a whole is home to a variety of animal life, including approximately 80 species of nesting birds.
Silves has a very pretty central square, Praça do Municipio, with palms and flowers, beautiful gardens, and a newly paved river front which leads you to the communal swimming pool and beyond. The municipal market building is on the main street opposite the river, and along this same street are numerous cafès with outside seating offering lovely river views. Within the town, there are cobbled streets, cafés and shops, some beautiful buildings from the times when Silves was a rich merchant’s town and remnants of the old walls, including the tower which now houses the municipal library.
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